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Class of 2012
Major: Economics
Hometown: Ridgeland, MS
An advocate of diabetes awareness, Chandler has lead teams to participate in the Walk to Cure Diabetes and multiple other fundraising projects all in efforts for the race to cure Type I diabetes. Representing his home state of Mississippi, Chandler traveled to Washington D.C. in the summer of 2007 to participate in a biannual event called Children’s Congress. Meeting with elected Senators, Representatives, and advisors, Chandler and other Type I diabetics from across the world expressed the urgent need for federal support for diabetes research. Chandler hopes his efforts will affect not only his life but in particular, the lives of young children with Type I Diabetes. In addition, Chandler serves as a Board Member and Youth Coordinator for Salt and Light Ministry in Honduras. Based from churches in the Jackson-Metro area in Mississippi, Salt and Light Ministry aims to help the people of Honduras through the fields of construction, education, health care, and leadership development. In Nashville, Chandler hopes to become involved with the Eskind Diabetes Clinic at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, children’s mentor programs, and poverty assistance organizations.
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